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Abandoned Covid-19 personal protective equipment along the Bushehr shores, the Persian Gulf: An emerging source of secondary microplastics in coastlines
Marine Pollution Bulletin2021
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Razegheh Akhbarizadeh,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Delaram Abedi,
Delaram Abedi,
Razegheh Akhbarizadeh,
Razegheh Akhbarizadeh,
Razegheh Akhbarizadeh,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Razegheh Akhbarizadeh,
Razegheh Akhbarizadeh,
Razegheh Akhbarizadeh,
Razegheh Akhbarizadeh,
Iraj Nabipour,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Razegheh Akhbarizadeh,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Mahbubeh Tangestani,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Razegheh Akhbarizadeh,
Razegheh Akhbarizadeh,
Iraj Nabipour,
Iraj Nabipour,
Iraj Nabipour,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Iraj Nabipour,
Mahbubeh Tangestani,
Mahbubeh Tangestani,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Iraj Nabipour,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Delaram Abedi,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Iraj Nabipour,
Delaram Abedi,
Razegheh Akhbarizadeh,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Fatemeh Javanfekr,
Razegheh Akhbarizadeh,
Fatemeh Javanfekr
Sina Dobaradaran,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Faezeh Jeddi,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Delaram Abedi,
Razegheh Akhbarizadeh,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Faezeh Jeddi,
Delaram Abedi,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Atefeh Zendehboodi,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Mahbubeh Tangestani,
Atefeh Zendehboodi,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Delaram Abedi,
Delaram Abedi,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Fatemeh Javanfekr,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Sina Dobaradaran,
Fatemeh Javanfekr
Summary
Researchers surveyed COVID-19 PPE waste — masks, gloves, and face shields — along the coastline of Bushehr, Iran over 40 days, documenting accumulation rates and identifying the items as an emerging source of secondary microplastics that could persist in the marine environment for decades.
During the Covid-19 pandemic, personal protection equipment (PPE) was widely used to control the virus further spared. In this study, the presence of PPE wastes along the coastline of Bushehr port, the Persian Gulf from nine stations was investigated (4 times during 40 days), and their potential for microplastics (MPs) creation was preliminarily assessed. In total, more than 2380 PPE were collected in the study area. No significant differences were found between various beaches regarding their types and common activities. In addition, the estimated disposal rate of PPE per day and year is 350 and 127,750 items, respectively. More than 10% of the collected PPE from Bushehr's coastal areas on each sampling day were damaged. Based on the microscopic analysis, the left surgical masks and torn plastic gloves in the coastal regions are emerging sources of secondary microfibers and MP particles (mostly fragments and films) in the marine environments, respectively.